The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a video conference hearing. The claims of service connection and rating for his back condition, left leg compartment syndrome, and left knee ACL reconstruction are still pending.
The deciding factor: Due process mandates that the Veteran be afforded an opportunity for a video conference hearing as requested.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1327016
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic back condition is granted as service connected, with the Board finding that it was incurred in service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic back condition, headaches, and bilateral hearing loss because new and relevant evidence had not been received.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for chronic back condition, chronic eye condition, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The claim for chronic sinusitis was remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic back condition, headaches, and alcohol use disorder. The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish current diagnoses of these conditions.
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